THE COUNTRY

A faraway land that offers the perfect combination of endless vastness to quench your thirst for extraordinary adventure, a unique culture and the wild beauty of landscapes ranging from deserts to fantastic seabeds...

Who hasn't dreamed of seeing the unchanging silhouette of Uluru in the Red Centre, the Great Barrier Reef and the thousand colours of the tropical forests?

Sydney (includes Opera House & Harbour Bridge);
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park;
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (aka Ayers Rock-the Olgas);
Blue Mountains National Park;
Bondi Beach;
Daintree National Park;
Fraser Island;
Kakadu National Park;
Darling Harbour;
Australian National Maritime Museum;
the Outback;
Port Campbell National Park

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TO BE KNOWN

The State's Capital

Canberra
Time Zone

UTC +10
Telephone Code

61
Total Area

7 741 220 Km2
Population

26 141 369
Main Languages

English
Currency

Dollars (AUD)
GDP Per Capita

USD 49800
Airports

418
Heliports

1

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Climate

Generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north

Ethnic Groups

English 33%, Australian 29.9%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.6%, Chinese 5.5%, Italian 4.4%, German 4%, Indian 3.1%, Australian Aboriginal 2.9%, Greek 1.7%

Cultural Practices

Australians often greet each other with "G' day," or "G' day, mate," but if a foreigner were to use this phrase it might come across as patronizing.

Traditional Cuisine

Meat Pie — a fist-sized baked pie filled with ground meat, gravy, and cheese and topped with ketchup; the gravy often contains onions and/or mushrooms

National Economy

Asian and global economic leader and partner for 3 decades; strong financial sector and highly traded domestic currency support best credit ratings; aging workforce; export-led model; reduced consumer spending offset by government and business; energy investor